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George William Askinson

A practical writer on perfumery and cosmetics, remembered for detailed manuals that opened up the craft for working makers and curious readers alike. His books gather formulas, materials, and methods from late 19th- and early 20th-century perfume making into clear, usable guides.

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Perfumes and their preparation : Containing complete directions for making handkerchief perfumes, smelling-salts, sachets, fumigating pastils; preparations for the care of the skin, the mouth, the hair; cosmetics, hair dyes, and other toilet articles

Perfumes and their preparation : Containing complete directions for making handkerchief perfumes, smelling-salts, sachets, fumigating pastils; preparations for the care of the skin, the mouth, the hair; cosmetics, hair dyes, and other toilet articles

by George William Askinson

About the author

George William Askinson is known for technical books on perfumery and cosmetics, especially Perfumes and Their Preparation and Perfumes and Cosmetics: Their Preparation and Manufacture. Catalog and library records link his name with English works as well as German-language titles on perfume manufacture and essential oils, suggesting a writer focused on the practical side of fragrance production.

His surviving books read like workshop manuals rather than literary essays. They bring together information on aromatic materials, formulas, cosmetic preparations, and manufacturing methods, making them useful snapshots of how perfumes and related products were explained to readers of the period.

Very little biographical information about his personal life was readily confirmed from reliable public sources retrieved here. What can be said with confidence is that his work has remained discoverable through library catalogs and public-domain editions, and that he still attracts readers interested in the history of perfumery, cosmetics, and small-scale manufacture.